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Glutamate as a neurotransmitter in the healthy brain

Glutamate is the most abundant free amino acid in the brain and is at the crossroad between multiple metabolic pathways. Considering this, it was a surprise to discover that glutamate has excitatory effects on nerve cells, and that it can excite cells to their death in a process now referred to as “...

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Autores principales: Zhou, Y., Danbolt, N. C.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer Vienna 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4133642/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24578174
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00702-014-1180-8